Historic house to be sold for 123 taka!

A historic house in a seaside town in the US state of Maine, known as the ‘City of Ships,’ is on the housing market for just 1 dollar (123 taka in Bangladeshi currency). However, the buyer will have to move the house elsewhere, or it will be demolished.

Shipbuilding company General Dynamics Bath Iron Works said on Wednesday that it is selling two residential buildings, including the ‘Deering House’ built around 1900 at 606 Washington Street in Bath, Maine, for 1 dollar each. However, the condition is that the buyer must move the buildings to a legally valid location by November 20, 2027.

The Deering House was originally the home of prominent shipbuilder Gardiner G. Deering. He played a key role in establishing Bath as a major shipbuilding center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The home is currently used as an office and is leased until November 2027, WMTW reported.

Bath Iron Works says the buildings are being sold “as is, where is” and no warranties or guarantees are given.

The buyer will be responsible for “all costs associated with moving the building, including permits, licensed structural movers, transportation, site preparation, foundation, utilities and other related services.”

If no buyer comes forward to save the historic home, it will be demolished to make way for Bath Iron Works’ new facility.

“Growing as an organization and continuing to employ thousands of people in Maine is important to General Dynamics and Bath Iron Works,” said Jolene Nickerson, director of facilities capital at Bath Iron Works, according to WMTW. We are looking for ways to improve our facilities.’

Nickerson added, ‘We hope there will be someone who has a suitable place to move it. It also has to be financially transferable for someone interested in the house and a historic preservation project that the local residents are excited about.’

According to the city’s official website, Bath was once known as the ‘Ship City.’ In 1854, it ranked third in the United States in the production of wooden ships, behind New York City and Boston.

Dearing built 99 ships during his career. His shipyard on the Kennebec River helped make Bath a leading center for wooden shipbuilding. But the Civil War ended the boom in the industry and “changed the face of the industry.”

Jack Martin, archivist and special collections librarian at the Patten Free Library, said that if the house is saved, its new owner will have a unique piece of Bath’s history.

“You’ll not only have a unique home, you’ll have a great story to tell,” he said.

“Not only is there a history to the house, but you’ll also be the hero of the story of moving a historic home and preserving it—and that’s really cool.”

Bath Iron Works said it has already received several offers for the two buildings. The idea of ​​moving a historic home is not entirely unprecedented in Maine.

The Kennebec Journal reported that last May, a 6,200-square-foot, three-story house designed in 1899 by architect John Calvin Stevens was moved about a third of a mile through the city of Augusta.

The 120,000-pound building was split into two and moved to its new location. The entire project cost more than $500,000.

Source: New York Post